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June 28, 2019

China snubs US sanctions against Iran, receives oil shipment

Iranian media outlets revealed that China has received its first shipment of Iranian crude oil since the US ended waivers imposed on countries wishing to purchase petrol from Tehran....

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June 28, 2019

Iran says Vienna meet is ‘last chance’ to save nuclear deal

Iran said Friday’s meeting in Vienna between the remaining signatories of the nuclear deal was the “last chance” to save the accord after the US withdrawal last year and...

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June 28, 2019

In interview on CNN, Kushner declines to support Palestinian state

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, declined opportunities in an interview with CNN, Wednesday, to express support for Palestinian statehood. Jared Kushner refused to say in...

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June 28, 2019

Education minister weighs compelling Arab schools to fly Israeli flag

Israel’s recently appointed Education Minister Rafi Peretz is considering requiring ultra-Orthodox and Arab schools to fly the Israeli flag, according to Israeli media reports Wednesday. Israeli legislation dating back...

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June 28, 2019

European trade unions urge governments to ban trade with illegal Israel settlements

Dozens of European trade unions have urged authorities to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). In a letter to the European Commission and...

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June 28, 2019

UK minister expresses ‘dismay’ over Israel’s planned deportation of rights activist

A UK minister expressed “dismay” Tuesday over Israeli authorities’ treatment of Human Rights Watch official Omar Shakir, who is fighting deportation proceedings in the Israeli courts. Minister for the...

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June 28, 2019

Baghdad protesters take down Bahrain flag over Trump peace conference

More than 200 demonstrators broke into the courtyard of Bahrain’s Embassy in Baghdad and took down the kingdom’s flag on Thursday night to protest a US-led meeting in Bahrain...

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June 28, 2019

Erekat: ‘Not one single letter to be deleted from Arab Peace Initiative’

Secretary-General of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), Saeb Erekat, has said that Jared Kushner’s motives in organising the Manama workshop were to endorse the initiative of an Israeli Council...

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June 28, 2019

Iran seen breaking nuclear pact limit in days; Trump says ‘no time pressure’

Diplomats said Iran is on course to breach a threshold in its nuclear agreement within days but US President Donald Trump, who has ratcheted up pressure on the Middle...

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June 28, 2019

Iraqi general, US Marine dispute murder charge against Navy SEAL

An Iraqi general and a US Marine testifying in the murder trial of a US Navy SEAL said on Thursday they never saw the platoon leader stab a wounded...

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